Tomb of Mir Madan
Tomb of Mir Madan | |
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General information | |
Location | Murshidabad district |
Town or city | Faridpur |
Country | India |
Coordinates | 23°50′51″N 88°13′48″E / 23.8476°N 88.2301°E |
Completed | 1757 |
Owner | Archaeological Survey of India |
Tomb of Mir Madan is located at Faridpur, in the
According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal, the Tomb of Mir Madan is an ASI Listed Monument.[2]
Geography
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Mayurakshi
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Bhagirathi
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Panchthupi
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Nagar
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Khargram
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Gram Salkia
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Gokarna
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Burwan
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Bharatpur
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Surangapur
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Shaktipur
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Sarulia
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Rejinagar
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Naoda
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Hariharpara
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Daulatabad
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Amtala
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Karnasuvarna
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Kandi
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Beldanga
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Berhampore
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Salar
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Sibdanga Badarpur
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Haridasmati
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Gora Bazar
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Gopjan
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Goaljan
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Cossimbazar
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Chaltia
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Barua
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Banjetia
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Ajodhya Nagar
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Location
The Tomb of Mir Madan is located at 23°50′51″N 88°13′48″E / 23.8476°N 88.2301°E.
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Mir Madan
Nawab whereas Commander-in-chief Mir Jafar and others remained standstill. Madan's troops caused a serious pressure on the forces of the East India Company. At 2 pm on that day, he was mortally wounded by a British cannonball and died. His two fellow fighters, Nawe Singh Hajari and Bahadur Khan, also died.[3][4]
Some cadres of his troop buried him secretly in Faridpur village, Rejinagar, near the Palashi battlefield. This place is known as Farid Shah's Dargah (Mosque).[5][6]
Gallery
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Mir Madan’s tomb
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Mir Madan’s tomb (left) and Farid Shah's darga (right)
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Mir Madan’s tomb
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ASI board
References
- ^ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF CULTURE. "LIST OF MONUMENTS CONSERVED AND PROTECTED IN WEST BENGAL" (PDF). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 112. ASI. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- ^ Amin, Sk Abdul (2 July 2019). "The Real 'Heroes' of the Battle of Plassey". PeepulTree. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Atul Ch. Roy (1996). Bharater Itihas (in Bengali). Kolkata: Prantik. p. 234.
- ^ Pinaki1983 (25 February 2017), English: Mir Madan's Tomb, Faridpur, Murshidabad, retrieved 17 November 2021
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External links
- Media related to Tomb of Mirmadan at Wikimedia Commons